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Dick KowalAsheville Community Theatre and Drama UNC-A will co-produce the swashbuckling prequel to Peter Pan , Peter and the Starcatcher , opening Thursday evening at the Carol Belk Theatre on the UNC-Asheville campus. Cast members Chloe Zeitounian and Alex Daly spoke with Dick Kowal about the 2012 Broadway show.ACT & Drama UNC-A present "Peter and the Starcatcher"http://bpr.org/post/act-drama-unc-present-peter-and-starcatcher
63545 as http://bpr.orgTue, 28 Mar 2017 19:13:58 +0000Dick KowalThe Asheville Symphony performs the finale to this week's Asheville Amadeus Festival in a Sunday afternoon concert at Thomas Wolfe Auditorium. The featured soloist is violinist Midori , who will perform Mendelssohn's e minor Violin Concerto. Also on the program, Mozart's Symphony No. 35, Stravinsky's " Dumbarton Oaks " concerto, and Faure's Pavanne featuring the Asheville Symphony Chamber Chorus. Daniel Meyer, ASO music director and conductor, spoke with Dick Kowal about the program.Asheville Amadeus: Asheville Symphony Finale Concerthttp://bpr.org/post/asheville-amadeus-asheville-symphony-finale-concert
63082 as http://bpr.orgFri, 17 Mar 2017 17:42:55 +0000Asheville Amadeus: Asheville Symphony Finale ConcertDick KowalBlack Mountain College Museum and Arts Center (our neighbors on Broadway in downtown Asheville,) presents the 7th annual {Re}Happening Saturday, March 25th at Lake Eden in Black Mountain (the site of Black Mountain College and Camp Rockmont.) The event will feature an immersive experience created by many area artists, as well as a guest appearance by Chicago based Third Coast Percussion , an ensemble steeped in the music and aesthetic of John Cage, BMC College artist. Black Mountain College Museum and Arts Center Program Director Alice Sebrell and Executive Director Jeff Arnal spoke with Dick Kowal.Black Mountain College Museum and Arts Center presents the 7th Annual {Re}Happeninghttp://bpr.org/post/black-mountain-college-museum-and-arts-center-presents-7th-annual-rehappening
63035 as http://bpr.orgThu, 16 Mar 2017 20:46:49 +0000Black Mountain College Museum and Arts Center presents the 7th Annual {Re}HappeningDick KowalThe Asheville Choral Society celebrates the Asheville Amadeus Festival and its own 40th anniversary with a concert Friday night, March 17th, at Asheville's Central United Methodist Church. The program will feature excerpts from Mozart's Mass in C minor as well as works from the 18th to the 21st century by Vivaldi, Stephen Paulus, Jake Runestad and Dolly Parton. Also on the program, a work written especially for the celebration of the Choral Society's anniversary by Matt Wetmore , " On Goes the River ." Mr Wetmore and Jeff Byrum, president of the board of the ACS, spoke with Dick Kowal.Asheville Amadeus: Asheville Choral Society Mozart March Madnesshttp://bpr.org/post/asheville-amadeus-asheville-choral-society-mozart-march-madness
63034 as http://bpr.orgThu, 16 Mar 2017 20:16:03 +0000Asheville Amadeus: Asheville Choral Society Mozart March MadnessDick KowalAsheville Baroque Concerts presents the finale program of this year's season on Sunday afternoon, March 19th, and 3pm at Oakley United Methodist Church. Titled " Oltremontano, from beyond the mountains, " music for recorder, viola da gamba and harpsichord. Artistic director and viola da gamba player Gail Ann Schroeder talked with Dick Kowal about the music and the musicians.Asheville Baroque Concerts: Oltremontanohttp://bpr.org/post/asheville-baroque-concerts-oltremontano
62974 as http://bpr.orgWed, 15 Mar 2017 17:58:43 +0000Asheville Baroque Concerts: OltremontanoDick KowalNC Stage Company presents Souvenir: A Fantasia on theLife of Florence Foster Jenkins , opening Wednesday, March 15th and running through April 2nd. Part of this week's Asheville Amadeus Festival , the play looks at the life of Florence Foster Jenkins, an eccentric socialite who lives under the delusion that she is an enchanting coloratura soprano when she is actually incapable of holding pitch. Actors Callan White and Jono Mainelli and director Charlie Flynn-McIver joined Dick Kowal to talk about the play.Asheville Amadeus: NC Stage presents "Souvenir: A Fantasia on the Life of Florence Foster Jenkinshttp://bpr.org/post/asheville-amadeus-nc-stage-presents-souvenir-fantasia-life-florence-foster-jenkins
62886 as http://bpr.orgMon, 13 Mar 2017 20:27:52 +0000Asheville Amadeus: NC Stage presents "Souvenir: A Fantasia on the Life of Florence Foster JenkinsDick KowalThe Asheville Amadeus Festival officially kicks off Friday evening with a beer release and open house at Highland Brewing. Beginning at 7pm, the event celebrates the release of Highland's " Wolfgang 1756 Symphony Lager ," music by Matt Townsend and The Wonder of the World, food trucks, and more. Leah Wong Ashburn, president of Highland Brewing, and David Whitehill, executive director of the Asheville Symphony, joined Dick Kowal to talk about the event and give an overview of the 10 day Asheville Amadeus Festival.Asheville Amadeus: Festival Kickoff, Beer Release, Open Househttp://bpr.org/post/asheville-amadeus-festival-kickoff-beer-release-open-house
62819 as http://bpr.orgThu, 09 Mar 2017 19:47:50 +0000Asheville Amadeus: Festival Kickoff, Beer Release, Open HouseDick KowalThe first concert in the Asheville Amadeus Festival, the Blue Ridge Orchestra performs in UNC-A's Lipinsky Auditorium Saturday morning at 11 and that afternoon at 3 in a concert titled "A Wedding with Wolfgang." In a family-oriented program, the orchestra will play "Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, and Something Blue." Director Dr. Milton Crotts talked with Dick Kowal about the program.Asheville Amadeus: Blue Ridge Orchestra's Wedding with Wolfganghttp://bpr.org/post/asheville-amadeus-blue-ridge-orchestras-wedding-wolfgang
62768 as http://bpr.orgWed, 08 Mar 2017 21:57:52 +0000Asheville Amadeus: Blue Ridge Orchestra's Wedding with WolfgangDick KowalAs part of the Asheville Amadeus festival, Pan Harmonia will hold "Walk With Wolfgang," a progressive chamber music concert, on Monday, March 13th at 6. Three different chamber ensembles will perform at three different spaces in downtown Asheville; Haen Gallery, Asheville Museum of Science, and Blue Dream Curry House.. Kate Steinbeck, director of Pan Harmonia, talked with Dick Kowal about the concert.Asheville Amadeus: Pan Harmonia's "Walk With Wolfgang"http://bpr.org/post/asheville-amadeus-pan-harmonias-walk-wolfgang
62708 as http://bpr.orgTue, 07 Mar 2017 18:55:37 +0000Asheville Amadeus: Pan Harmonia's "Walk With Wolfgang"Dick KowalAs part of the second Asheville Amadeus Festival, the Asheville Symphony Chorus will hold a Mozart Requiem Sing-Along on Tuesday, March 14th at 7:30 at Asheville's First Presbyterian Church. Michael Lancaster, conductor of the Asheville Symphony Chorus, talked with Dick KowalAsheville Amadeus: Mozart Requiem Community Sing-Alonghttp://bpr.org/post/asheville-amadeus-mozart-requiem-community-sing-along-0
62561 as http://bpr.orgFri, 03 Mar 2017 18:47:28 +0000Asheville Amadeus: Mozart Requiem Community Sing-AlongDick KowalListen Tuesday morning at 10 and again Thursday evening at 8 for the January 14th concert by the Asheville Symphony Orchestra. Guest conductor Courtney Lewis conducts Variations on a Theme of Haydn by Brahms, the Third Symphony by Robert Schumann, and Haydn's C major cello concerto with guest soloist Cicely Parnas. Listen Tuesday morning at 10 and Thursday evening at 8. Chip Kaufmann will be your host.Asheville Symphony on WCQShttp://bpr.org/post/asheville-symphony-wcqs-7
61419 as http://bpr.orgMon, 06 Feb 2017 18:29:50 +0000Asheville Symphony on WCQSDick KowalThe fifteenth annual Asheville Fringe Arts Festival takes place January 26th thru 29th in and around Asheville, with multiple performance sites including theatres, galleries, clubs, and even the purple LaZoom bus. Jim Julien is co-chair of the 2017 Festival, and he spoke with Dick Kowal about what's coming.Asheville Fringe Arts Festivalhttp://bpr.org/post/asheville-fringe-arts-festival-0
60897 as http://bpr.orgTue, 24 Jan 2017 19:40:35 +0000Asheville Fringe Arts FestivalDick KowalNC Stage Co . presents Jeeves In Bloom , from the stories of P.G. Wodehouse, adapted by Margaret Raether, opening Wednesday, January 25th. The production features favorites Charlie Flynn-McIver, Michael McCauley, and Scott Treadway. Charlie and Michael talked with Dick Kowal about the show.NC Stage: Jeeves In Bloomhttp://bpr.org/post/nc-stage-jeeves-bloom
60851 as http://bpr.orgMon, 23 Jan 2017 20:59:52 +0000NC Stage: Jeeves In BloomDick KowalThe eighth annual Django Reinhardt birthday festival takes place Saturday, January 21st at Asheville's Grey Eagle. Who was Django Reinhardt, and why are people playing his music more than a hundred years after his birth? Jon Corbin, guitarist and organizer of the festival, talked with Dick Kowal about the legacy of the great jazz guitarist and the musicians gathering to celebrate his birthday.8th Annual Django Reinhardt Birthday Festivalhttp://bpr.org/post/8th-annual-django-reinhardt-birthday-festival
60449 as http://bpr.orgThu, 12 Jan 2017 20:23:44 +00008th Annual Django Reinhardt Birthday FestivalDick KowalJoin us Thursday evening at 8 for a broadcast of the Asheville Symphony 's November 19th concert, Rhapsody in Blue . The concert features pianist Conrad Tao in a performance of one of George Gershwin's best-loved works. (Tao's encore following the Rhapsody is, by itself, worth the price of admission!) Also on the all-American program, two works from Aaron Copland; the suite from the film score he wrote for " Our Town ," and the suite from the 1939 ballet Billy the Kid, and David Diamond's Symphony No. 4 from 1945. Listen for the ASO on WCQS Thursday evening at 8. Chip Kaufmann will be your host.Asheville Symphony on WCQShttp://bpr.org/post/asheville-symphony-wcqs-6
60299 as http://bpr.orgMon, 09 Jan 2017 20:55:09 +0000Asheville Symphony on WCQSDick KowalThe Swannanoa Solstice returns Sunday to the Diana Wortham Theatre in Asheville for the 14th year. Host Doug Orr and multi-instrumentalist Al Petteway brought poetry and music, joining Dick Kowal to talk about the nature of this holiday tradition.Swannanoa Solstice Sundayhttp://bpr.org/post/swannanoa-solstice-sunday
59315 as http://bpr.orgWed, 14 Dec 2016 22:45:25 +0000Swannanoa Solstice SundayDick KowalAsheville Ballet brings everyone's favorite holiday tradition to the Diana Wortham Theatre this weekend with shows Friday evening, Saturday afternoon and evening, and Sunday afternoon. Director Ann Dunn talked with Dick Kowal about this family friendly classic.Asheville Ballet: The Nutcrackerhttp://bpr.org/post/asheville-ballet-nutcracker
58988 as http://bpr.orgTue, 06 Dec 2016 21:36:13 +0000Asheville Ballet: The NutcrackerDick KowalThe Blue Ridge Orchestra performs two concerts this weekend, 3pm Saturday at Lipinsky Auditorium on the UNC-A campus, and 3pm Sunday at the Folk Art Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Both concerts feature violinist/celtic fiddler Jamie Laval. Jamie and Milton Crotts, director of the Blue Ridge Orchestra spoke with Dick Kowal about the concerts.Blue Ridge Orchestra: BRO Revelshttp://bpr.org/post/blue-ridge-orchestra-bro-revels
58986 as http://bpr.orgTue, 06 Dec 2016 21:14:26 +0000Blue Ridge Orchestra: BRO RevelsDick KowalAsheville's NC Stage Company will stage All Is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914 , opening Wednesday, December 7th and running through December 23rd. Director Charlie Flynn-McIver, cast member Michael MacCauley, and chorus member David Berkey spoke with Dick Kowal about the play.NC Stage: All is Calmhttp://bpr.org/post/nc-stage-all-calm-0
58941 as http://bpr.orgMon, 05 Dec 2016 18:40:21 +0000NC Stage: All is CalmDick KowalThe Asheville Symphony Chorus will host a "Sing-Along Messiah" Thursday, December 8th at First Presbyterian Church on Church Street in Asheville. Singers should arrive at 6:30; listeners at 7:30. Director Michael Lancaster spoke with Dick Kowal about the event.Sing-Along Messiah with Asheville Symphony Chorushttp://bpr.org/post/sing-along-messiah-asheville-symphony-chorus
58774 as http://bpr.orgThu, 01 Dec 2016 19:31:18 +0000Sing-Along Messiah with Asheville Symphony Chorus